Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s bond used to be the definition of friendship online until the latter’s legal drama with Justin Baldoni. Rumours suggested that their friendship had fallen out after the It Ends With Us controversy dragged the singer as well. After Baldoni released their chats, many thought that their fallout happened recently, but reports suggest that the strain actually began in late 2024. Read to know more about it here.
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Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s rumoured rift began around late 2024. Unseen text exchange between showed the actress checking in with the singer, admitting that she felt like a ‘bad friend’ because of being a ‘sad sack’ due to her own legal issues for months. The singer responded that she felt ‘distanced’ and that her messages had started to resemble a ‘mass corporate email’ rather than something personal. Tensions escalated after Blake officially sued her It Ends It Us co-star Justin Baldoni for s*xual harassment and retaliation.
During this, Baldoni’s team alleged that Lively had used Swift’s influence to ‘hijack’ the film. The ‘Fate Of Ophelia’ singer reportedly felt ‘used’ by her BFF for clout and was furious for being dragged into a public legal dispute. In the court filings, Blake allegedly referred to her husband and her BFF as her ‘dragons’ in a text, implying they would protect her by making things difficult for him. Sources also reported that Swift was unhappy with her name being used as leverage.
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However, things got nasty when the process server was discovered trespassing at Travis Kelce’s Kansas City house and arrested. According to an unidentified source, this encounter served as the ‘final straw’ in the friendship, and Taylor felt betrayed by her buddy. As per Page Six, Blake Lively ceased responding to Taylor’s significant social media posts, including her engagement announcement to NFL star Travis Kelce. While the singer and her apparently had a brief text exchange in December 2024 to discuss their difficulties, insiders believe the issues were not resolved.